ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Flanged Dagger with Crescent-Shaped Guard
AAT Object Form/FunctionDaggers (weapons)
Place CreatedIran, Asia
PeriodIron Age
Date1450-800 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Abercrombie
Dimensions12 13/16 x 1 7/8 in. (32.5 x 4.7 cm)
Object number1962.044
Label TextThe rich tombs in the Gilan province of Northern Iran have revealed large quantities of metalwork ranging from gold and silver bowls and beakers to bronze figurines of animals and weapons. Daggers and spearheads of different shapes and sizes were extremely numerous and were left exclusively in graves belonging to men. Unlike those at Luristan, bronze weapons lacked elaborate decoration and reflect an isolated, artistic tradition.Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 8.
ProvenanceEx coll. Thomas J. Abercrombie, Vienna, Virginia.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1500-1000 BCE
late 2nd Millennium BCE
800-600 BCE
10th-8th Century BCE
8th-7th Century BCE
9th-8th Century BCE
8th-7th Century BCE
11th Century
883-859 BCE
2000-1600 BCE